Application Engineer

Dormont Manufacturing Co; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k with employer match

Flexible spending account (FSA)

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Dormont Manufacturing Co in Eagan is seeking a motivated Application Engineer to join its engineering team. In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting HVAC solutions for a variety of applications. Responsibilities include working closely with internal teams to design ventilation strategies and providing critical project reviews.

Ideal candidates should have a BS in Engineering, preferably with HVAC knowledge, and be prepared to engage with diverse audiences while managing long-term responsibilities.

Comprehensive benefits package available, including medical, dental, vision insurance, and 401k with employer match.

Qualifications

• 0-5 years engineering experience required.
• Ability to discuss complex mechanical equipment with diverse audiences.
• Self-starter who can handle long term tasks with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Work with internal sales staff to design sustainable mechanical ventilation.
• Conduct comprehensive review of critical projects for accuracy and quality.
• Provide technical guidance to sales engineers in real-time.

Skills

Knowledge of HVAC/Ventilation systems

Strong communication skills

Data manipulation skills using Excel

Education

BS in Engineering - Mechanical or Electrical

Job description

Position Summary

Seeking a driven and motivated engineer to join our engineering team focusing on application engineering for our diverse line of HVAC equipment. Application Engineers should be comfortable working in a result-driven, fast-paced environment.

As an Application Engineer at CaptiveAire, you will play a key role in shaping, advancing, and supporting innovative HVAC solutions for a wide range of real world applications.

A Day in the Life:

An Application Engineer role encompasses a wide variety of tasks where one day does not look exactly like the next.

Typical tasks can include:

• Exploring different applications and equipment types to help sales engineers meet the requirements of various projects and designs.
  • Includes design reviews, providing answers to product/application related questions, and researching new and complex applications.
• Developing training for internal sales engineering team.
• Collaboration with sales, R&D, and service teams to ensure high quality outcomes for all projects.

Primary Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working with internal sales staff along with internal Engineering team to help design sustainable mechanical ventilation and control strategies for a wide variety of commercial applications.
• Provide a comprehensive final review of critical projects to ensure accuracy, quality and alignment with CaptiveAire design standards.
• Work directly with sales engineers to deliver real‑time technical guidance and resolve design questions efficiently.
• Research unique or emerging applications and develop training resources (such as webinars, support pages, and design tools) to help sales staff confidently present and sell equipment for these applications.
• Review and analyze remote monitoring data.

Job Requirements:

• BS in Engineering- mechanical or electrical preferred
• 0-5yrs engineering experience
• Knowledge of HVAC/Ventilation systems preferred
• Must be able to manipulate data to derive trends and useful facts using Excel or similar software.
• Must have strong communication skills, with the ability to discuss complex mechanical equipment and controls with a wide range of audiences, ranging from highly technical engineers down to non-technical owners.
• Must be a self-starter, able to handle long term tasks with little guidance.
• THIS IS NOT A REMOTE ROLE.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Disability & life insurance based upon election of medical insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) based upon tenure
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Tuition reimbursement, including for Professional Engineering (PE) License
• Relocation assistance

Salary:

$65k-$90k base, negotiable dependent on experience, with additional monthly bonus based on productivity and profits.

Captive-Aire Systems, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We review applications for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, uniformed services, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by law.

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. At this time we are not able to consider applicants that require sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment visa status.